What if there was a scream and no one listened?

[underpants]

For all the screams from the punditry, most on behalf of the former majority party, the Democratic leadership has been pulled into standing up to W et al by the rank and file. Those screams and yells were heard.

I looked for some hard quotes but didn't find much. I swear that I have heard the usuall suspects saying that
1. the measure would never pass the House
2. the measure was useless because it was going to be vetoed anyway so there was no need to pass it
3.it would never stand up to a second vote (Two HUGE wins for Pelosi-not that the Corporate press would dare mention it)
4.they would never get together with the Senate on this
5.NO WAY both houses would pass a compromise bill again
6. repeat #2 more than necessary

Now Bush wants to appear to be standing up and staring the Dems (and some Republicans who wouldn't mind getting elected again) down but no one cares anymore.

I love this. Let him veto it. Send up the next one with the deadlines moved up a day and continue until he signs it. The "narrow" wins are going to get wider and wider everytime W tries to bully them and then gets told to sit down.